Pantherophis (North American Ratsnakes)

Species in this group

LC

Pantherophis alleghaniensis

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

LC Endemic

Pantherophis guttatus

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

LC

Pantherophis vulpinus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

LC

Pantherophis bairdi

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

LC

Pantherophis emoryi

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~10%

Jan

~10%

Feb

~10%

Mar

~30%

Apr

~40%

May

~40%

Jun

~30%

Jul

~30%

Aug

~30%

Sep

~30%

Oct

~20%

Nov

~10%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see North American Ratsnakes

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Shaded: the known ranges of its 7 species, darker where more of them overlap (GARD, Roll et al. 2017 & Caetano et al. 2022). Our parks Our cities In captivity: 164 zoos & centres

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 5	~50%
	Eastern/Central Ratsnake Complex			~40%
	Corn Snake			~10%
2	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 5	~50%
	Eastern/Central Ratsnake Complex			~50%
3	Big Cypress National Preserve	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 5	~40%
	Corn Snake			~40%
4	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 5	~30%
	Corn Snake			~30%
5	Cumbres de Monterrey National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	2 of 5	~20%
	Baird's Ratsnake			~10%
	Great Plains Ratsnake			~10%
6	Big Bend National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 5	~20%
	Baird's Ratsnake			~20%
	Great Plains Ratsnake			~10%
7	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 5	~20%
	Eastern Foxsnake			~20%
8	Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 5	~10%
	Corn Snake			~10%
9	Padre Island National Seashore	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 5	~10%
	Great Plains Ratsnake			~10%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Baltimore	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 5	~30%
	Eastern/Central Ratsnake Complex			~30%
2	Washington	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 5	~20%
	Eastern/Central Ratsnake Complex			~20%
3	Monterrey	🇲🇽 México	1 of 5	~10%
	Great Plains Ratsnake			~10%
4	Philadelphia	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 5	~10%
	Eastern/Central Ratsnake Complex			~10%
5	Miami	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 5	~10%
	Corn Snake			~10%
6	Orlando	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 5	~10%
	Corn Snake			~10%
7	Chicago	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 5	<5%
	Eastern Foxsnake			<5%
8	San Antonio	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 5	<5%
	Great Plains Ratsnake			<5%
9	Austin	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 5	<5%
	Great Plains Ratsnake			<5%
10	New York City	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 5	<5%
	Eastern/Central Ratsnake Complex			<5%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

#	Zoo / Centre	Country
1	Disney's Animal Kingdom	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
2	Busch Gardens Tampa	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
3	Pairi Daiza	🇧🇪 Belgium	In captivity
4	National Zoological Park	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
5	Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
6	North Carolina Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
7	Australia Zoo	🇦🇺 Australia	In captivity
8	Cabarceno Natural Park	🇪🇸 Spain	In captivity
9	Nausicaà Centre National de la Mer	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
10	Greensboro Science Center	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
11	Zoologic park de Lille	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
12	Wildlife Prairie Park East Side	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
13	Zoo Miami	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
14	Toronto Zoo	🇨🇦 Canada	In captivity
15	Columbus Zoo and Aquarium	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
16	Bronx Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
17	Yumka'	🇲🇽 Mexico	In captivity
18	Zoological Garden of Belo Horizonte	🇧🇷 Brazil	In captivity
19	Zoológico de Brasília	🇧🇷 Brazil	In captivity
20	Kansas City Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
21	Planète Sauvage	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
22	Brookfield Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
23	Shanghai Zoo	🇨🇳 China	In captivity
24	Milwaukee County Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
25	Parque y Zoológico Nacional Arquitecto Manuel Valverde Podestá	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	In captivity
26	Shubenacadie Wildlife Park	🇨🇦 Canada	In captivity
27	Cheyenne Mountain Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
28	The Maryland Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
29	Detroit Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
30	Cape May County Park & Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
31	Central Florida Zoo and Botanical Gardens	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
32	Birmingham Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
33	Louisville Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
34	Yaroslavl Zoo	🇷🇺 Russia	In captivity
35	Out of Africa Wildlife Park	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
36	Zoo La Barben	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
37	Kyiv Zoo	🇺🇦 Ukraine	In captivity
38	Adirondack Animal Land	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
39	Southwick's Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
40	Berlin Zoological Garden	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity
41	Caldwell Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
42	Zoológico de Goiânia	🇧🇷 Brazil	In captivity
43	Wildwood Wildlife Park	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
44	Dickerson Park Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
45	Indianapolis Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
46	Zoo Knoxville	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
47	Lisbon Zoo	🇵🇹 Portugal	In captivity
48	Memphis Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
49	Metro Richmond Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
50	Parc de l'Auxois	🇫🇷 France	In captivity

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North American Ratsnakes

Species in this group

Eastern/Central Ratsnake Complex

Corn Snake

Eastern Foxsnake

Baird's Ratsnake

Great Plains Ratsnake

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see North American Ratsnakes

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked

Zoos & Centres Where Found